---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes asset forfeiture reporting and transparency requirements."
description: "Establishes asset forfeiture reporting and transparency requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 1963"
citation: "New Jersey S 1963 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIM PROCED", "CRIMES", "POLICE", "PROPERTY", "PROSECUTORS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diegnan, Patrick J.", "McKnight, Angela V.", "O'Scanlon, Declan J.", "Peterson, Erik", "Webber, Jay"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eba2edf8-4cee-46b5-ad3d-f5e2419a8b5d"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "a066a7ee313ab4bea631e019e299448c295240d2d1788562d3dad19cf361cbfa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 1963 (218) — Establishes asset forfeiture reporting and transparency requirements.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1963_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S2000/1963_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- Reported favorably out of committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **77–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — primary (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — primary (person)
- Peterson, Erik — primary (person)
- Webber, Jay — primary (person)
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
- DiMaso, Serena — cosponsor (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Pinkin, Nancy J. — cosponsor (person)
- Schepisi, Holly T. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (37-0) `passage`
- **2018-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A3442 (1R)
- **2019-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (77-0-0) `passage`
- **2020-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.304. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eba2edf8-4cee-46b5-ad3d-f5e2419a8b5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).